Gurgaon based edtech company SkillArbitrage has acquired Dataisgood, a data science training company, in a $3 million partly stock, partly cash deal. With the acquisition of Dataisgood, SkillArbitrage will add courses on data science, data analysis and cybersecurity to its repository.

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These courses will have global relevance and open doors to new entrepreneurial and remote-work opportunities for learners, SkillArbitrage said in a statement.

“There is a lot of opportunity to scale up in the data science market since we live in a technology-driven world,” said Ramanuj Mukherjee, CEO, SkillArbitrage.

A bootstrapped startup, Dataisgood was founded in 2021 by Ankit Maheshwari. SkillArbitrage, on the other hand, is a brand owned by Addictive Learning Technologies Pvt, the parent entity which also owns legal edtech brand LawSikho catering to law students and legal professionals.

Ankit Maheshwari, Founder, Dataisgood said: "This partnership can bring high-quality data science and cybersecurity courses to a wider audience and it aligns perfectly with our vision of democratising data science education."

“I have witnessed the transformative power of data on businesses. A learner who is an expert in data science and cybersecurity, can help businesses make informed decisions, optimise operations and manage risk. This makes skills such as data analysis and cybersecurity some of the most sought after around the world,” said Shishir Singh, co-founder of Dataisgood.

Set up in December 2022, SkillArbitrage trains working professionals from India and other developing countries to get international remote jobs, remote internships and freelance work in startups & SMEs in advanced economies like the US, UK and Canada.

Within six months of its launch, SkillArbitrage said it has been able to find jobs and freelance gigs for learners in 90 Indian and 12 international companies.

First Published:Sept 8, 2023 11:01 AM IST